Write one 3-5 paragraph essay that is a brief biography of you, the sociological perspective you most closely align with, and why you most align with that perspective. Your essay should be at least 500 words and appropriately have an introduction, body, and conclusion.

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I will supply the info requested of myself for this essay. I am needing someone to put this together for me. This assignment is due tonight 10/29/17 @ 11:59 pm est

Directions: This is our first time being “in class” so please take a few minutes to tell me a bit about yourself while you also think about your own views and sociological perspectives after reading Chapters 1 and 18. Your Module 1 Critical Thinking Assignment is to:

Write one 3-5 paragraph essay that is a brief biography of you, the sociological perspective you most closely align with, and why you most align with that perspective. Your essay should be at least 500 words and appropriately have an introduction, body, and conclusion.

Tell me what you do, where you live in the world, your education and professional goals, and your life experiences as you have aged. It is important that you think about your family and social experiences that have helped shape your values and beliefs about people and your world.

As this is a sociology class and you should have read and learned about the major sociological perspectives, be sure to use at least one paragraph of your essay to tell me: “if you were a sociologist would you lean more toward the conflict, functionalist, or interactionist view when you look at the world and why?” Be specific about the perspective you choose and make sure you completely explain it to the best of your understanding.

Address WHY you feel more aligned with a particular perspective. This should include how your social world, family, upbringing, life experiences, and social exposures have helped shape your world beliefs. You must critically think about the perspective and yourself and connect the two.

Be sure to use at least one source to document your understanding of the sociological perspective. The references may include your textbook or any other reliable sources. You should be sure to cite your source(s) within the essay and list a bibliographical reference to the source at the end of the essay using the APA format.

Before the due date, use the TurnItIn link provided below for your own plagiarism check. Follow the prompts and submit your assignment to check for potential plagiarism. The Originality Report from Turnitin for each essay must be less than 10%. Essays that result in Originality Reports of greater than 10% receive no credit.

Explain one of the theories from the cognitive approach about how thinking is believed to increase a person’s vulnerability to develop a mental disorder (e.g., learned helplessness, negative thinking, etc.).

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Maschio, J. (2014). The unconscious mind and behavior. [Video]. Unpublished.

 

Proceed to this week’s Discussion by discussing the following about theories of how cognition may be linked to mental illness:

LeDoux’s overarching theme for his book The Synaptic Self suggested that “we are what we think” because most behavior originates with a thought, which requires the communication of neurons. For this Assignment, you will be discussing the cognitive approach to understanding the development of abnormal behavior.

  1. Explain one of the theories from the cognitive approach about how thinking is believed to increase a person’s vulnerability to develop a mental disorder (e.g., learned helplessness, negative thinking, etc.).
  2. Explain from the psychoanalytic approach about the unconscious mind and how it is believed to influence or motivate behavior.
  3. Select one of the case studies and refer to either the cognitive approach or the psychoanalytic tradition (unconscious mind) theory and discuss a possible explanation of the individual’s behavior.Our culture is conflicted about childrearing. On the one hand, are people like the conservative Christian psychologist James Dobson who, through his widely syndicated radio show Focus on the Family, has been a prominent critic of permissive parenting and an advocate for the use of spanking and corporal punishment for disciplining children. At the same time, corporal punishment has increasingly come to be regarded as a form of child abuse and is penalized by today’s child protection laws. 

    In a four to six page essay (double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman), discuss the current controversy about corporal punishment in childrearing with reference to the historical origins of this debate. You may wish to refer to the Cole and Coffin text as a reference.

     

    Based on what you have learned so far from Cleverley & Phillips’ Visions of Childhood, I ask that you first identify each side of the historical debate (those for, and those against corporal punishment) and briefly summarizing what you perceive as the main point of each view. Then discuss within each view, the ways in which development can “derail” or go wrong and secondly, what each view imply about child development and how parents may most effectively foster positive development.

     

    In an additional section, please feel free to explain your personal view. Were you aware of the historical origins of your view?

     

    You must include a REFERENCE Page at the end of your essay. You may refer to Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (new window) for proper formatting if you so wish.

How does the trait affect the individual’s social behavior? How does the trait impact upon interpersonal relationships? 

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Unit 4 Assignment: Personality

This assignment is designed to reinforce the core principles of personality development during the human lifespan. Please write a 400 word essay (do not simply address each question, your assignment must be written in fluid essay form) to address the concepts below.

Write your essay in your own words however you will need to review your text as well as relevant research literature to validate your own perspectives. Please use APA format to cite all resources.

Personality traits may be defined as “the characteristics or dimensions of personality on which people vary”. Traits can be thought of as falling along a continuum that ranges from traits considered by many to be desirable (e.g., happy, self-confident, considerate) to traits that are often considered to be undesirable (e.g., aggressive, spiteful, crude). Presented below is a list of some common personality traits. The list is far from exhaustive and you should have no difficulty coming up with an additional list of traits if needed.

Passive
Outgoing
Unsociable
Active
Careful
Talkative
Sober
Optimistic
Thoughtful
Responsive
Rigid
Impulsive		 Peaceful
Easygoing
Moody
Changeable
Controlled
Lively
Anxious
Excitable
Reliable
Carefree
Reserved
Aggressive		 Even-Tempered
Depressed
Restless
Calm
Quiet
Lonely
Touchy
Sociable
Pessimistic
Confident
Jealous

Successful completion of the assignment requires that you select one personality trait and then review your text as well as relevant research literature in order to answer each of the following questions:

  1. How does the personality trait develop in humans? Where does it appear to come from?
  2. What purpose or function does the trait appear to serve?
  3. How does the trait affect the individual’s social behavior? How does the trait impact upon interpersonal relationships?
  4. [answer either (a) or (b) depending upon which alternative is appropriate]
    1. If the trait that you selected is closer to the desirable end of the trait continuum, then what methods or techniques might be used to increase, or at least maintain at a high level, the quantity of the trait? (e.g., make a person more self-confident).
    2. If the trait that you selected is closer to the undesirable end of the trait continuum, then what methods or techniques might be used to decrease the quantity of the trait? (e.g., make a person less aggressive).

Additional Information: MyPsychLab WATCH – Episode 13 Personality
Twins and Personality Special Topic http://visual.pearsoncmg.com/mypsychlab/index.php?clipId=74

Source: Hittner, J. B. (1999). Fostering Critical Thinking in Personality Psychology: The Trait Paper Assignment. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 26, 92-97.

Identify the risk factors associated with the selected health promotion programs. What is the target population associated with the selected health promotion program?

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Girl with a Pearl Earring is a 2003 dramatic biography based on the book by Tracy Chavalier, directed by Peter Webber and starring Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, and Tom Wilkinson in a film about young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works. (100 minutes).
Before posting:

  1. Watch Girl with a Pearl Earring. (Links to an external site.)
  2. Read the article about the subject of the painting (Links to an external site.)
  3. Read the article about how Vermeer used to make his paint (Links to an external site.)

For discussion:

  1. How well do you think the film illustrates social and cultural contexts of the human condition in Vermeer’s time?
  2. What is your personal reaction to the article discussing how Vermeer mixed his paints?  Were you surprised at the amount of work that went into them, or does this meet expectations you would assume it would take to make paint before modern industrial techniques?Assume that you are working in a community health department. The department has some federal money that it wants to allocate to two health promotion programs from the following:
    • Decrease in deaths from cardiovascular disease
    • Decrease in deaths from breast cancer
    • Decrease in teenage pregnancy
    • Decrease in cigarette smoking
    • Decrease in incidence of diabetes
    • Decrease in motor vehicle accidents
    • Decrease in osteoporosis and hip fractures among women
    • Decrease in obesity

    Identify the health promotion programs that you would want to investigate and get them approved by your instructor.

    Address the following questions:

    • Identify the risk factors associated with the selected health promotion programs.
    • What is the target population associated with the selected health promotion program? Consider the hypothetical target population, consisting of middle-aged women, male adolescent gang members, premature infants, etc., and describe the characteristics of each program.
    • What are the risk factors that you want to focus on in order to achieve the objective of the health promotion program?
    • What intervention would you recommend to be most appropriate to reduce exposure to these risk factors? You can choose at what level of intervention you want to implement each program (primary, secondary, tertiary health intervention).
    • What will be the process by which this intervention will achieve the goal of the program?
    • What will be the anticipated outcome of this intervention?

    To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

    Submission Details:

    • Your assignment should be addressed in a 3- to 5-page document.
    • Submit your documents to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.